August 13, 2010

Health reform rolls forward with exchanges

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Central to health reform in the next few years will be the creation of insurance exchanges, where small businesses and other consumers can shop for coverage that best meets their needs.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March calls for the exchanges to be up and running by Jan. 1, 2014. Colorado is moving toward creating a vision for its exchange through a series of community forums around the state.

Two forums have already been held in Denver, and others are being scheduled with at least one to be held this fall in Northern Colorado. The…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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